Plantar Fasciitis, Shin Splints, Achilles Pain and Heel Pain Stretch

- Use as much body-weight as you can stand (but make sure you’re not directly on your shin BONE, that will hurt and not in a good way).
- Focus on MOVEMENT of your foot more than anything else.
- When you point your toes (plantar flexion), REALLY point…like a ballerina! This is where the GOLD is. When you rotate, rotate ALL the way. Don’t half-ass your movements or you’ll be robbing yourself of results!
- I don’t want you massaging the calf with your body weight (that won’t do much of anything, except hurt).
- Go after MULTIPLE spots. Don’t be afraid to HUNT for the best ones by moving up and down on the calf, by rotating your hips or placing your bottom leg in slightly different positions on the roller. BUT, once you find a good spot, STAY there and move your foot (stop moving your hips or rolling on the roller).
- Your top leg should always be PARALLEL-ish to the roller with your body weight coming down onto it.
- Remember…you’re addressing FASCIA not muscle, and fascia needs to be pinned and THEN stretched. The best result happens when you get the fascia to change itself, rather than trying to manipulate it from the outside with force.
- Everyone will be a bit different in regards to how long to perform this and how often, but a good general beginner recommendation would be about 30 SECONDS on each spot (that’s plenty if you’re doing it correctly!) and you may find 3-4 spots per calf. I recommend doing this once a day for a week, and then adjust as necessary based on your results.